The Meeker herald., 1887-11-19
terest and in standing among the An
archists was

teres: and in standing among the An
archists was
ALBEIT II. PARSONS.
He was born in Montgomery. Ala, in
ISIS. His parents died when he was
young, and his rearing fell To the lot Of
his elder brother, W. II. Parsons, who
was a general in the Confederate army.
Ia lS50 he moved TO Johnston county,
Texas, taking Albert with lin. The
latter received some schooling in Waco,
and subsequently became printer on
the Galveston News. When the war
broke out he ran away from home and
became powder monkey in com
pany Of Confederate artillery. Sub
sequentiy he served successfully under
the command of his brothers, Richard
and William II. Parsons. After the
war hc edited the Spectator, a weekly
paper in Waco. Much To the disgust of
his brothers. lie became Republican
and something OF u politician. As such
lie held one or two subordinate Federal
Offices u, Austin, and Mt one time Was
secretary OF the state Senate. lie mar
ried mula,to in isi2, and was III con
sequence disowned 10y his brother aud
forced to leave Texas. Coming 10
Chicago he worked for time In various
printing offices and then became pro-
iessional labor agitator. lie was nj one
time Master Workman OF District As
sembly -, Knights OF Labor, and PTcsi-
dent Of the Trades Assembly for tire.
years. In is.p he WIS nominated by
the SOcialistic Labor party ~ candidate
for President Of the United States, but
declined, rs Il. WAS not then ., ycars
old. In isssI, nj pittsburg. Il. helped to
frame III. platform Of the international
Working Peoples Association. lie WAS
put forward 10y the Socialists as candi-
date for city clerk In iss3. lie became
III. editor oi th. Alarm, I'll. organ OF
tho "Am'riean group" in ~ Next
SAMUEL riELpES,
who was an Englishmnn. All the An
afchiSis, except Parsons and fi.ldrn,
wcr. Germans. fieldcn was barn in
Toimorlcn. Lancashire. England, Ia
isi', and spent thirteen years of his
boyhood working In n cotton mill. In
early manhood lie bccsSic Methodist
minister and Sunday School supcrin.
t.ndcn, In his native place. In l,'ss he
came 10 Kew York. worked for few
months In a cotton mill, and In the fol-
lowing year came To Chicago. For
greater portion of the time sine. lie has
worked rs lalor-r. lie Joined the
Liberal League In iS>o, where h. me,
spies and Parsons lie b-cam. Social.
isi In ISL, and has spent much tim. ns
n travelling agi'a,or OF III. in,ofna;lvna!
Working Peoples Association.
MICHAEL scnwAu
WIS horn near Mannheim, Germany. in
isisi. and was educated In convent
For several ,caia he worked at ,Ic
book. binding trade In various cities.
lie came To America in is'p. lie has
been connected with tho Arbci'ct
Z.!,ung ever since Spies has.
arng.g ES.Et
was born In Cass-i. Germany. In i.spi.
II. received common school education
and learned the printers trade. lie
came TO America In ls.J. and a wear
later 10 Chicago. where lie became u
CONVEX, To Socialism aud later g,bij
Anarchist. lie founded the celebrated
Northwest group" In isss.
ApoIrii FISCHER.
who was about ~ ycars old. came io
this country from Germany when n boy,
and learned the printers trade with his
brother. who was editor Of German
weekly nj Nashville. Tenn. For several
years Fischer was editor and proprietor
of tho Little Rock tAfk.l staa's
Zcitung. This h. sold In iSsi. and
since then he has worked Mt hts trade In
10 Chicago he had been most rabld An-
archist. and has often accused Spies and
Schwab Of being half.lcartcd and Of
moi having III. courage OF their con-
victlona lie. like EnRcl. believed they
were not radical enough. At one time
he. with Engcl and Fehling. started
Der Anarchist. n hrc.eatiug weekly
designed 10 supplaut the Arbei'er
Zei,ung.
LOUIS LfSoo.
the bomb-makcr. was born near Zurich,
Switzerland, and was abou, twenty
three years of age. lie came TO America
in 1885. from Switzerland. with the in
;en,ion Of promulgating aud spreading
anarchistic doctrines. He is said 10
have confessed that he WAS ready 10 die
a, any moment for the cause. saying
tina, he would he only Too glad 10 he
sacrificed for the sake OF the principles
which he agitated. On his arrival in
this country he Immediately associated
himself with prominent leaders Of the
anarchistic party and became one OF
their most trusted agents. He was